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it quickly became one of the city's landmarks and the busiest station in the whole of the united states. visitors today are still fascinated by the building. >> every single day, more than -- a lot more than -- 750,000 people come through grand central terminal. that is the entire population of the entire state of alaska walk through here every day. >> but the station came on hard times when the glory days of real trouble pass. in the 1960's, plans to demolish the building were under way until jackie kennedy stepped in. she brought the battle to preserve the terminal all the way to the supreme court hearing the ruling paved the way for preservation efforts around the country. now, a century after its construction, a thriving grand central station is once again in celebration mode. >> you are watching the "journal" on dw. >> more news at the top of the hour. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--
it quickly became one of the city's landmarks and the busiest station in the whole of the united states. visitors today are still fascinated by the building. >> every single day, more than -- a lot more than -- 750,000 people come through grand central terminal. that is the entire population of the entire state of alaska walk through here every day. >> but the station came on hard times when the glory days of real trouble pass. in the 1960's, plans to demolish the building were...
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u.s.s.r." >> the heart of the czech republic is the beautiful city of prague. today, it's the capital of a democratic state, but for more than 40 years...prague was under the thumb of moscow. because of the communist influence, one would expect that there would be a monument here to lenin. there is. but not to thlenin, one of the founders of communism, but to lennon, one of the founders of the beatles. the people of prague call it "the lennon wall." it's covered with graffiti honoring the singer. >> i think it's neat how the city almost encourages it, 'cause in the united states, graffiti is more of a -- it's kind of looked at as not an art form. but in prague, all over the city, it's accepted as an art, which i think is interesting. >> graffiti has a special place in the hearts of people here. under communism, speaking out against government was forbidden, so graffiti was a form of political protest. when john lennon was killed in 1980, young people again turned to graffiti. to them, lennon stood for peace and artistic freedom. writing on the wall helped them
u.s.s.r." >> the heart of the czech republic is the beautiful city of prague. today, it's the capital of a democratic state, but for more than 40 years...prague was under the thumb of moscow. because of the communist influence, one would expect that there would be a monument here to lenin. there is. but not to thlenin, one of the founders of communism, but to lennon, one of the founders of the beatles. the people of prague call it "the lennon wall." it's covered with...
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the award ceremony is scheduled for tuesday in paris. >>> visitors to the city office near tokyo are enjoying a display of elegance in miniature form. represent members of the nobility and the customes they wore. citizen groups are showing off an extensive collection. the dolls are the centerpiece of a festival every march. families set them out as a way to pray for good health for their daughters. craftsman have been making the dolls for nearly 400 years. residents collected more than 1,800 dolls from all over the country. they're displaying them to draw attention and visitors. the dolls at the top are seven meters off the floor. >> translator: they reach right up to the ceiling. they're amazing. >> translator: it's wonderful to see something big like this. >> the dolls will be on display until march 9th. >>> people who travel a long way to see natural beauty. mountains, water falls, sunsets. but what about fog? residents of one misty town claim their unusual climate is worth the trip. >> reporter: a chilly winter morning. dawn breaks. a dense fog forms in the mountains sweeps down
the award ceremony is scheduled for tuesday in paris. >>> visitors to the city office near tokyo are enjoying a display of elegance in miniature form. represent members of the nobility and the customes they wore. citizen groups are showing off an extensive collection. the dolls are the centerpiece of a festival every march. families set them out as a way to pray for good health for their daughters. craftsman have been making the dolls for nearly 400 years. residents collected more than...
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the building is about two kilometers away from the center of the city. other foreign embassies are also in the same area. kurdish separatists and militants have carried out a number of attacks in the past. in november # 2003, a series of bombings killed 60 people in istanbul, two synagogues were also destroyed. one week later they targeted the british consulate and the headquarters of britain's bank. islamic militants said to be related to al qaeda claimed responsibility. in 2008, an armed group and turkish police exchanged gunfire near the u.s. consulate in istanbul. three police officers died. nobody that's claimed responsibility for the most recent bombing on friday. >> algerian officials have for the first time allowed the media inside the site of a fatal hostage siege. islamic militants attacked the natural gas complex last month and kidnapped hundreds of workers. security forces fought their way in. when the crisis was over 37 foreign hostages and one algerian captive were dead. nhk was among the journalists who saw evidence of the conflict up clos
the building is about two kilometers away from the center of the city. other foreign embassies are also in the same area. kurdish separatists and militants have carried out a number of attacks in the past. in november # 2003, a series of bombings killed 60 people in istanbul, two synagogues were also destroyed. one week later they targeted the british consulate and the headquarters of britain's bank. islamic militants said to be related to al qaeda claimed responsibility. in 2008, an armed...
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city of phnom penh. he died of a heart attack in october at the age of 89. his body had been lying in the royal palace since then. >> and artillery salute in honor of the deceased monarch as norodom sihanouk's body was given an elaborate funeral rites. mourners paid their final respects until late into the night. hundreds of thousands came to catch one last glimpse of the leaking. his body had been lying in state in the royal palace for three months. he was known as the king a father of the nation. >> leaking it meant so much to as. when i think he is no longer with us, all i want to do is cry. -- the king it meant so much to us. >> he fought for us. he won us independence from france. he united the country. >> abroad, he was not quite so uncontroversial. critics say is political wheeling and dealing helped bring about the killing fields revolution of the 1970's. most have forgiven him his mistakes. some of his ashes will be kept in and are not in the royal palace and the rest will be scattered into the
city of phnom penh. he died of a heart attack in october at the age of 89. his body had been lying in the royal palace since then. >> and artillery salute in honor of the deceased monarch as norodom sihanouk's body was given an elaborate funeral rites. mourners paid their final respects until late into the night. hundreds of thousands came to catch one last glimpse of the leaking. his body had been lying in state in the royal palace for three months. he was known as the king a father of...
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it's a great investment for the city, and that's what lafayette found out. >> so how is the consumer in lafayette situated differently from me here in manhattan with one cable service? >> in comparison to where you are in manhattan where there's no government intervention at all, in lafayette the municipality is acting as a steward, standing up for you. it is in fact government's role to stand up against the ethic that might makes right. in most of america there is no government factor keeping these bullies from charging us whatever they want. >> you describe something in your book that we've talked about often at this table. quote, "the constant easy, friendly flow between government and industry in the communications world centered around washington d.c." describe that world. >> it's a warm pond of familiarity. everybody knows everybody else. they're all very nice people, you'd like to have a drink with them. they go from a job inside the regulator to a job in industry to a job on the hill, one easy flow, nice people. outsiders have no impact on this particular world. and it would
it's a great investment for the city, and that's what lafayette found out. >> so how is the consumer in lafayette situated differently from me here in manhattan with one cable service? >> in comparison to where you are in manhattan where there's no government intervention at all, in lafayette the municipality is acting as a steward, standing up for you. it is in fact government's role to stand up against the ethic that might makes right. in most of america there is no government...
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look at the same map of new york city for city council races, it's covered. there are small contributions coming from every neighborhood, even the poorest neighborhoods in the city. people who are running for office are reaching out to their constituents, ordinary citizens, they're having house parties in people's living rooms, not large, you know, large check fund-raisers. and the statistics are that the people who participate in the system get the majority of their funding from small contributors and only a small minority of what are still large contributions of, you know, $1,000 and up. >> this is a gigantic change. i mean, people should appreciate who gets to run for office when you have a system like this. librarians run for office, ex-teachers run for office. it's not just people who have a rolodex of prospective donors who get to run for office. and it's good for the candidates and the voters alike. there's a lot of middle class and working class people who can put that $10 and $20 and $50 together. that's worth $70 or $140 or $350 to the candidate. so
look at the same map of new york city for city council races, it's covered. there are small contributions coming from every neighborhood, even the poorest neighborhoods in the city. people who are running for office are reaching out to their constituents, ordinary citizens, they're having house parties in people's living rooms, not large, you know, large check fund-raisers. and the statistics are that the people who participate in the system get the majority of their funding from small...
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some cities in china are decorated with lanterns from the coming spring festival. it attracted over 80,000 spectators. the year's them is eco friendly and energy savings. over 180 led lanterns made out of discarded plastic bottles are on display. it will last until february 24th. you can still see the mixed precipitation lingering across the region where that video came out from. it will be clearing out for the weekend. do enjoy that beautiful lantern sight. the temperatures will the dipping down there. about 2 degrees for the high. do bundle up if you're going to go out and about. tokyo we're looking at 14 degrees. that's ten degrees higher. combined with the very chilly winds it's going to be northwesterly winds. it's going to be making you feel much colder than the actual digits. here in america the topic here for today is this, across the deep south we have the system that will be moving through the area igniting some severe thunderstorms. could be possible which could ignite and capable of unleashing hail. this system develops as it travels to the east. merges
some cities in china are decorated with lanterns from the coming spring festival. it attracted over 80,000 spectators. the year's them is eco friendly and energy savings. over 180 led lanterns made out of discarded plastic bottles are on display. it will last until february 24th. you can still see the mixed precipitation lingering across the region where that video came out from. it will be clearing out for the weekend. do enjoy that beautiful lantern sight. the temperatures will the dipping...
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the city will make testing faster but also said that limits were increasingly seeing that it might be a case of europe-wide fraud, so it might soon not be a question of food safety but on how to tackle criminality. >> the question does remain -- how could it be on the most basic level that we do have one species ending up in a food product packaged as another? >> well, this is the big question that europe or the european police agency has now been tasked with finding out. there certainly are facts that one should know. the european food market is highly competitive. all the products that were affected by this horse meat mixup -- typically no-frills brands. there is intense price pressure, and there are very long supply chains with potentially transparency getting lost every bit of the way. beat became safer, the food chain became more transparent, but now, we are faced with something altogether that supposedly very safe meat is being replaced with a very different type of meat. many questions remain unanswered. the european union will have another round of discussions on how to tackle
the city will make testing faster but also said that limits were increasingly seeing that it might be a case of europe-wide fraud, so it might soon not be a question of food safety but on how to tackle criminality. >> the question does remain -- how could it be on the most basic level that we do have one species ending up in a food product packaged as another? >> well, this is the big question that europe or the european police agency has now been tasked with finding out. there...
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what was one of the deadliest attacks in the city in several months. >> moments after the blast, the military headquarters in the city came under mortar attacks. the government is blaming terrorists. >> syrian state tv broadcast images of the attack. the car bomb hit a security checkpoint near the headquarters of the ruling party and the russian embassy. opposition activists say most of the victims were civilians, though that cannot be confirmed. the blast damaged a number of cars and buildings in the surrounding area. >> this is terrorism. this is a crime. >> a huge cloud of smoke rose above the city center. shortly after that bombing, there were reports of at least two other explosions in the syrian capital. state media have described the attacks as the work of terrorists. the syrian opposition abroad like here in cairo believes the regime of the president has long been on the back foot. they are opposed to his latest offer of talks. >> it means nothing as long as our cities and people are being bombed and the regime continues to kill, imprisoned, and torture syrians. >> the latest
what was one of the deadliest attacks in the city in several months. >> moments after the blast, the military headquarters in the city came under mortar attacks. the government is blaming terrorists. >> syrian state tv broadcast images of the attack. the car bomb hit a security checkpoint near the headquarters of the ruling party and the russian embassy. opposition activists say most of the victims were civilians, though that cannot be confirmed. the blast damaged a number of cars...
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the price tag -- some 4.5 million euros. part of the funding comes from the city. the rest from commercial sponsors. the creative spark driving the parade is a household name in brazil. >> a samba school parade is art, are you can touch. it is supposed to dazzle you, so there's no point in getting lost in the details if the parade is not visually arresting. for me, what is important is what you can see, that it is a feast for your eyes. >> he oversees every aspect of production until the last minute. his team is a mix of old-timers who work year-round and seasonal employees. most of them are from what was until recently one of the most dangerous slums in the city. it is a tradition that makes them proud. the school will send 4000 participants to the parade, and they are already making themselves heard. brazilian rhythms and a passion for germany is how they plan to wowed the crowd this year. >> we want to show what germany is capable of. i've heard we are all getting dressed up as miffy so in our wing -- mephisto, goethe with a samba beat. >> they're not the only o
the price tag -- some 4.5 million euros. part of the funding comes from the city. the rest from commercial sponsors. the creative spark driving the parade is a household name in brazil. >> a samba school parade is art, are you can touch. it is supposed to dazzle you, so there's no point in getting lost in the details if the parade is not visually arresting. for me, what is important is what you can see, that it is a feast for your eyes. >> he oversees every aspect of production...
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the front runs straight through the city. snipers shoot almost daily from the government-controlled side. demonstrators still gather at designated meeting points every friday to demand the removal of president assad. this week, they are also criticizing the opposition free syrian army, saying the fighters need to step up their battle to free the entire country. the protesters could not always speak their minds so freely. regime troops regularly launched counter offensives against the rebels, firing bombs and shells. only 600 people live here. before the war, it was 400,000. he tries to prevent the spread of disease by clearing the streets with the help of some friends. then the free syrian army dominates this area, but our task as peaceful activists goes on, even if the regime falls. we want to show everyone the we are doing the right thing for our country, so we knuckle down and do not expect anyone to do our work for us. >> unesco declared aleppo's old city a world heritage site in 1986. today, it is a war zone just meters
the front runs straight through the city. snipers shoot almost daily from the government-controlled side. demonstrators still gather at designated meeting points every friday to demand the removal of president assad. this week, they are also criticizing the opposition free syrian army, saying the fighters need to step up their battle to free the entire country. the protesters could not always speak their minds so freely. regime troops regularly launched counter offensives against the rebels,...
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the 17-member family is from the region around the city a lot of -- teh city a -- the city aleppo. the farmer and his children fled three weeks ago from the advancing syrian army. none of them wants to give their names. >> look at this -- we had just got everything set up. but then the floods came and destroyed everything. we lost it all. we were promised a stove and a tent, but so far, no aid has come. >> initially, the united nations was providing aid to the unofficial camp, but no supplies have arrived for two weeks. more than 150 syrians are forced to live here. they need everything -- clothes and shoes for the children, food, mattresses, blankets. most of them had to buy their tents themselves, and even have to pay rent to pitch the tents. apart from one tank of drinking water, there is no sanitation. >> we eat bread and drink tea. sometimes, we buy flour and egg bread. we do not have anything anymore. sometimes we go hungry. sometimes not. we lost my daughter's pants in the flood. she needs new pants, but where am i supposed to get them? >> sometimes, local construction worke
the 17-member family is from the region around the city a lot of -- teh city a -- the city aleppo. the farmer and his children fled three weeks ago from the advancing syrian army. none of them wants to give their names. >> look at this -- we had just got everything set up. but then the floods came and destroyed everything. we lost it all. we were promised a stove and a tent, but so far, no aid has come. >> initially, the united nations was providing aid to the unofficial camp, but...
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supporters flooded the streets of tunis and other cities. there are reports of barricades being erected in clashes with police. >> news of the assassination sparked protests in several tunisian cities. in the capital, thousands of angry protesters followed the ambulance carrying belaid's body. many blame the islamists, an accusation the party denies. >> people know that the criminals are directly linked to the head of the party. >> all these islamist organizations of terrorist grou. history is a witness. it is not possible to discuss, negotiate, or agree with terrorists. the government has no other choice but to resign. otherwise, the tunisian people will topple them. they must step down. >> belaid was gunned down outside his home on wednesday. he headed the secular left- leaning patriots party. his allies said the killing was calculated to cause civil unrest. >> these people want to turn tunisian into another somalia. they want to see a spiral of violence in our country. we will not fall for that. chokri will not be the last march. >> in a
supporters flooded the streets of tunis and other cities. there are reports of barricades being erected in clashes with police. >> news of the assassination sparked protests in several tunisian cities. in the capital, thousands of angry protesters followed the ambulance carrying belaid's body. many blame the islamists, an accusation the party denies. >> people know that the criminals are directly linked to the head of the party. >> all these islamist organizations of terrorist...
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if the 45-meter rocket hit the earth, it could wipe out entire city. earlier, we spoke to a representative from the institut for physics, and we asked if there could be any scientific connection whatsoever between today's brushes with the universe. >> no, there is no connection between these events. the two celestial bodies have a completely different orbit, so there cannot be a physical connection. >> do we know what happened in russia? >> it was probably a meter-sized meteorite impacting, and the sonic boom was heard. this kind of event happens maybe about once per year, but most of them go unnoticed. it is quite unusual to have this video coverage and more unusual to have very many injured. >> what about the asteroid? it is big enough for us to know about it. what is the likelihood something like that could hit the earth? >> objects of this size probably hit the earth about once every couple of hundred years. the last known impact was the event that happened in russia and siberia, flattening many square meters of forest and also two people were kill
if the 45-meter rocket hit the earth, it could wipe out entire city. earlier, we spoke to a representative from the institut for physics, and we asked if there could be any scientific connection whatsoever between today's brushes with the universe. >> no, there is no connection between these events. the two celestial bodies have a completely different orbit, so there cannot be a physical connection. >> do we know what happened in russia? >> it was probably a meter-sized...
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otherwise we like the fact that the city is changing, the infrtructure is improving, and the standard of living is rising. the building affects our lives because the let -- electricity and water often get cut off. >> even before the sochi games begin, they will have broken 1 record -- they are said to be the costliest olympic games of all time. >> are you ready? it is time to roll out the red carpet. theberlina -- the berlinale international film festiva is it to kick off. >> hundreds of mies are said to be shown over the next 11 days, but just ahead of them are the prize for best director, best actor, and best film >> the winners of those prizes will take home those famous golden bears. >> organizers are leaving nothing to chance. everything is in place for the start of the berlin film festival. for the festiva director, there are plenty of new film makers to get excited about. >> you get the feeling they have dropped everything, left their parents behind and said, "we are going to do everything differently," but they still have a very firm grasp on reality. >> the opening film, "gra
otherwise we like the fact that the city is changing, the infrtructure is improving, and the standard of living is rising. the building affects our lives because the let -- electricity and water often get cut off. >> even before the sochi games begin, they will have broken 1 record -- they are said to be the costliest olympic games of all time. >> are you ready? it is time to roll out the red carpet. theberlina -- the berlinale international film festiva is it to kick off. >>...
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the 29-year-old law graduate and model was cremated and laid to rest in the coastal city where she grew up. after the private ceremony, friends and members of her family expressed their grief. >> i want to say very much there is a space missing inside all of the people that she knew that cannot be filled again. we are going to keep all the positive things that we remember and know about my sister, and we will try and continue with the things that she tried to make better. we will miss her. >> earlier, oscar pistorius was escorted to the courthouse. his lawyers say the death was accidental. prosecutors say he put on his prosthetic leg and shop reeva steenkamp through the bathroom door. >> our concern is that fame seems to be dictating how things should go. >> the case is not expected to go to trial for months. >> earlier, we talked to journalists -- a journalist who was in the courtroom. he told us how the case is being received. >> as it is internationally, we have the sitting cabinet minister in court today appearing at the hearing. it has been one of the biggest media events south afr
the 29-year-old law graduate and model was cremated and laid to rest in the coastal city where she grew up. after the private ceremony, friends and members of her family expressed their grief. >> i want to say very much there is a space missing inside all of the people that she knew that cannot be filled again. we are going to keep all the positive things that we remember and know about my sister, and we will try and continue with the things that she tried to make better. we will miss...
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they have already taken back the major cities in the north. for the people of timbuktu, the french are viewed as heroes. >> today, i can do my job as i want to. if i have a customer, i can touch his beard, to a modern hair cut, i can do as i like. the i am free, and i can also earn more. and i started listening to music again. >> tuesday's meeting marks a first step toward outlining a future course for mali, but delegates realize they face a huge challenge. >> mali has called on the international community to support its efforts. is there a sense everyone is on the same page and pulling together? we put that question to our brussels correspondent. >> there's a very big sense of unity here in brussels where delegates mets from around the world to discuss the malian situation, and the general message from all the various representatives was that a combination of military and political efforts is needed to restore stability in mali. on the military level, the goal is to get african soldiers to take over from the french troops. that has to be acco
they have already taken back the major cities in the north. for the people of timbuktu, the french are viewed as heroes. >> today, i can do my job as i want to. if i have a customer, i can touch his beard, to a modern hair cut, i can do as i like. the i am free, and i can also earn more. and i started listening to music again. >> tuesday's meeting marks a first step toward outlining a future course for mali, but delegates realize they face a huge challenge. >> mali has called...
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we can read every day that in the major cities of the united states, apartments are changing hands for $10 million, $20 million, $30 million, $40 million. people have enormous yachts that they cruise -- we all see it. we all know it. we even celebrate it as a nation. how does that square with millions of people in a position where they can't provide even the most basic services and opportunities? we don't have equality of opportunity. because there is no shortcut. if you want equality of opportunity, you're going to have to create equality of income and wealth much closer to a genuine equality than anything -- we're going in the other direction. and so i agree with you. it's stark if our president talks about something so divergent from the reality. >> when study after study has exposed the myth that this is a land of opportunity, how does the myth keep getting perpetuated? >> well, my wife is a psychotherapist. and so i ask her that question often. and here's what she says to me. often people cling all the harder to an idea precisely because the reality is so different and becoming mo
we can read every day that in the major cities of the united states, apartments are changing hands for $10 million, $20 million, $30 million, $40 million. people have enormous yachts that they cruise -- we all see it. we all know it. we even celebrate it as a nation. how does that square with millions of people in a position where they can't provide even the most basic services and opportunities? we don't have equality of opportunity. because there is no shortcut. if you want equality of...
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outside of a city, a section of the bridge collapsed. the truck and several other vehicles plunged about 30 meters into a gully. five people were killed and eight injured. a search-and-rescue operation is under way but being hampered by poor visibility caused by fog. china says 26 people are dead. police are investigate judging the cause of the explosion. >>> sharp may be following the foot steps of some recent companies. ron madison is here to explain the story. >> rough days for some electronics makers. many are staging come backs. sharp is one of these companies. the struggling maker said it posted its first profit in the final three moves last year. sharp executives say operating profit between october and december totalled about $28 million. that came largely from higher than tar get sales of crystal television sets and smartphones. the company set up a goal to start posting profits in the second half of this fiscal year that ends in march. that was a condition for firm to don't receive financial support from its main banks. the man
outside of a city, a section of the bridge collapsed. the truck and several other vehicles plunged about 30 meters into a gully. five people were killed and eight injured. a search-and-rescue operation is under way but being hampered by poor visibility caused by fog. china says 26 people are dead. police are investigate judging the cause of the explosion. >>> sharp may be following the foot steps of some recent companies. ron madison is here to explain the story. >> rough days...
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city of buffalo in the in the eighty's and early ninety's as it did in so many parts of the country so the book is also a kind of you know effort to understand the. the absolute convictions that drove the culture wars in this country that that previous book now this is your current book beautiful souls the courage courage and conscience of ordinary people in extraordinary times in. tried to take this on back after world war two it was a chicago journalist and went over to germany and interviewed a bunch of average germans about why did they participate with the nazis. he. was trying to grapple with it and it seems that in this book you're doing the same thing trying to figure out what and in fact actually he was people who gave in you're looking at people who have risen above what what it did you learn from that and what do you think it is that motivates people on the one hand to go along with the crowd and do horrible things or on the other hand to stand back or stand above or stand or walk away from the crowd and say no i'm going to do the right thing one of the things that. the o
city of buffalo in the in the eighty's and early ninety's as it did in so many parts of the country so the book is also a kind of you know effort to understand the. the absolute convictions that drove the culture wars in this country that that previous book now this is your current book beautiful souls the courage courage and conscience of ordinary people in extraordinary times in. tried to take this on back after world war two it was a chicago journalist and went over to germany and...
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leaving a striking drill of smoke before vanishing just minutes later the city and the surrounding areas were literally rocked by a series of massive explosions. and i immediately called. one of my teammates he lives in my building and i you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared at that point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas but. i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly disloyal and metal structures inside of a bend by the blast wave it was very scary. but. many were able to film the honestly so naaman on the leader of what in the web with footage as a group were spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the beginning of the end of the world and our t.v. documentary crew that was working in the area suddenly found themselves at the center of events that. we saw a huge tail in the sky light from an airplane and then there was a bright fire and an explosion but the feeling was like there
leaving a striking drill of smoke before vanishing just minutes later the city and the surrounding areas were literally rocked by a series of massive explosions. and i immediately called. one of my teammates he lives in my building and i you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared at that point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas but. i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told...
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she planned to rendezvous at the historic bridge in the city she wanted to photograph close to the time she wanted to vanish. turkish authorities questioned this man and released him early in the week. authorities looked at all of the surveillance video trying to track the sfienls. some international reports are out there that her phone may have been used several times in the days following her disappearance. sierra also made side trips during her two weeks abroad hitting germany and the netherlands. a friend canceled at the last minute. she was a budding photographer and decided to go on this trip anyway. it was supposed to be a once in a lifetime adventure. >> molly line reporting live for us. >> also in turkey police using dna to identify the bomber who attacked the u.s. embassy in anchorage yesterday. he put tnt on his body and killing himself along with the turkish security guard. he spent several days in jail on terror charges but released because he was terminally ill. he left the country but authorities say he snuck back in using a fake id. members of a far left group say the bo
she planned to rendezvous at the historic bridge in the city she wanted to photograph close to the time she wanted to vanish. turkish authorities questioned this man and released him early in the week. authorities looked at all of the surveillance video trying to track the sfienls. some international reports are out there that her phone may have been used several times in the days following her disappearance. sierra also made side trips during her two weeks abroad hitting germany and the...
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of the country the remote control device went off in a area of the city of many women and children were among the victims irrationally similar salts against shia communities have been carried out by hardline sunni groups in recent months earlier we spoke with robert naiman policy director at just a foreign policy who does not see an end to such sectarian attacks. we think we know is this result of. a particular group of militants sunni extremists or. recently. their ideology. particular group. takes. a turning point where the drone program is coming under scrutiny in. the us i won't complain about that won't publish information. now street cameras and other kinds of surveillance across the u.s. give its citizens the feeling of having less and less privacy but it seems that you've done in the past won't be forgotten as the library of congress is now creating a database of all tweets ever posted or harshness to talk to the streets of new york to find out whether the government is once again showing too much interest in people's private lives. the library of congress announced that its sto
of the country the remote control device went off in a area of the city of many women and children were among the victims irrationally similar salts against shia communities have been carried out by hardline sunni groups in recent months earlier we spoke with robert naiman policy director at just a foreign policy who does not see an end to such sectarian attacks. we think we know is this result of. a particular group of militants sunni extremists or. recently. their ideology. particular group....
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most striking drew of smoke before vanishing just minutes later the city and the surrounding areas were literally rocked by a series of massive explosions. i immediately called one of my teammates who lives in my building and i you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared at that point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly disloyal and metal structures inside of a bend by the blast wave it was a very scary. but. many were able to film the unearthly sanaa manana leader flooding the web with footage as rumors spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that orbits even the beginning of the end of the world and our t.v. documentary crew that was working in the area suddenly found themselves at the center of events in it but you put up that they saw shoot tail in the sky like from an airplane and then there was a bright fire and an explosion but the feeling was like
most striking drew of smoke before vanishing just minutes later the city and the surrounding areas were literally rocked by a series of massive explosions. i immediately called one of my teammates who lives in my building and i you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared at that point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were...
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in his 12th and final state of the city address new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proposing a citywide ban of plastic foam containers. >> styrofoam increases the cost of recycling by as much as $20 per ton because it has to be removed. something we know that's environmentally destructive, costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable. we'll work to adopt a law banning styrofoam food packaging from our stores and restaurants, and don't worry. the doggie bag and the coffee cup will survive just fine. >> a switch to an alternate material would be more expensive and dunkin' donuts would have to replace foam cups. city council speaker christine quinn does seem open to it. in bloomberg world, new yorklers dress less than 16-ounce sodas in paper cups, maria. back to you. >> court, thanks very much. >>> pepsico higher after the beverage giant proposed earnings that exceeded expected. time to buy or are you better off with rival coke? coke versus pepsi in talking numbers today on the technical side. richard ross is global technical strategist with you aburg grayson and on the
in his 12th and final state of the city address new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proposing a citywide ban of plastic foam containers. >> styrofoam increases the cost of recycling by as much as $20 per ton because it has to be removed. something we know that's environmentally destructive, costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable. we'll work to adopt a law banning styrofoam food packaging from our stores and restaurants, and don't worry. the doggie bag and the coffee...
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of the divided city. neither on assignment, nor with a predetermined vision who he ended up finding and seeing the most through his camera were american g.i.s. but here at the the wall in its nascent days, freed snapped a photograph of an unnamed black soldier standing at the edge of the american sector. freed's contact sheets from this trip confirm that this image was powerfully a single shot. taken at a middle distance in black and white, freed stands with his subject between a set of trolley tracks that culminate into the imposed boundary of the wall behind them. this encounter haunted freed. it set him off course and beckoned his return from exile to come back to america to confront segregation and racism. image would end up being the first photograph in "black and white america," and as ap annotation in the book, freed sets this out as its point of departure. he writes: we, he and i, two americans, we meet silently, and we part silently. impregnable and as deadly as the wall behind him is another wal
of the divided city. neither on assignment, nor with a predetermined vision who he ended up finding and seeing the most through his camera were american g.i.s. but here at the the wall in its nascent days, freed snapped a photograph of an unnamed black soldier standing at the edge of the american sector. freed's contact sheets from this trip confirm that this image was powerfully a single shot. taken at a middle distance in black and white, freed stands with his subject between a set of trolley...
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point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your family i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly disloyal and metal structures inside of a band by the blast wave it was a very scary. many were able to film the unearthly tsunami on a leader flooding the web with footage as rumors spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the beginning of the end of the world an r.t. documentary crew that was working in the area suddenly found themselves at the center of events that put up that we saw a huge tail in the sky like from an airplane and then there was a bright fire and an explosion but the feeling was like there are. we thought a military jets may have crashed or that it was some manmade disaster it was a relief to find very sad he's a natural phenomena anyway except over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children mostly from pieces of shattered glass not one of the girls ran out to take pictur
point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your family i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly disloyal and metal structures inside of a band by the blast wave it was a very scary. many were able to film the unearthly tsunami on a leader flooding the web with footage as rumors spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the...
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point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your family i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly dislodged and metal structures inside of a bend by the blast wave it was a very scary. moment many were able to film the unearthly to nominate a leader flooding the web with footage as rumors spread. of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the beginning of the end of the world and our t.v. documentary crew that was working in the area suddenly found themselves at the center of events in it but you put up that we saw a huge tail in the sky like from an airplane and then there was a bright fire and an explosion but the feeling was like there are things. we thought a military jets may have crashed or that it was some manmade disaster it was a relief to find out it was a natural phenomena anybody except over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children mostly from pieces of shattered glass not one of the
point so powerful it damaged buildings and shattered windows all across the city of dallas the bottom of your family i was told that a plane crashed right into a building then we were told that a wall has been partly dislodged and metal structures inside of a bend by the blast wave it was a very scary. moment many were able to film the unearthly to nominate a leader flooding the web with footage as rumors spread. of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit...
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southwest of the country a remote controlled bomb went off in a shiite area of the city of quarter with numerous women and children among the victims a spate of similar assaults against shiite communities have been carried out by hardline groups in recent months. clashes have broken out in turkey between police and kurdish protestors on the fourteenth anniversary of the rest of the leader of the kurdistan workers party known as the p k k demonstrations took place in several provinces across the country security forces use water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowds the p.k. k. is long fought for kurdish autonomy demanding greater political and cultural rights . now st cameras and other kinds of surveillance across the u.s. give its citizens the feeling of having less and less privacy but it seems what you've done in the past also won't be forgotten as the library of congress is now creating a database of all tweets ever posted as took to the streets of new york to find out whether the government is once again showing too much interest in people's private lives. the library of congress
southwest of the country a remote controlled bomb went off in a shiite area of the city of quarter with numerous women and children among the victims a spate of similar assaults against shiite communities have been carried out by hardline groups in recent months. clashes have broken out in turkey between police and kurdish protestors on the fourteenth anniversary of the rest of the leader of the kurdistan workers party known as the p k k demonstrations took place in several provinces across the...
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meet with the cities including several nuclear sites located in the region. and a lawrence maxwell across from the school of earth and space exploration he says that this was an event of huge scientific interest. meteor is an asteroid on a calm many of them come from the outer part of our solar system perturbations from the planet jupiter and other planets there's a huge. store of comets asteroids out outside the orbits of jupiter and outside in fact the outer solar system some of them periodically get disturbed by the gravity of the inner planets and get sent in word some of them are big balls of ice and become comets others are big balls of rock and the impact on mars and the earth and the moon and. what's fascinating is actually you could if you can collect some of this material some of it is primordial if we actually detect it and we can we can get it right after it falls we can actually measure material that hasn't been processed since a solar system formed four to have billion years ago so for scientists it's a fascinating event and i'm happy that peopl
meet with the cities including several nuclear sites located in the region. and a lawrence maxwell across from the school of earth and space exploration he says that this was an event of huge scientific interest. meteor is an asteroid on a calm many of them come from the outer part of our solar system perturbations from the planet jupiter and other planets there's a huge. store of comets asteroids out outside the orbits of jupiter and outside in fact the outer solar system some of them...
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toques associate professor of sociology at the new york city college of technology at c.u. n.y. and author of the book remaking scarcity the capitalist inefficiency to economic democracy future and world capitalism professor welcome. good to be with you thank you for joining us is there any other way to explain the rise of the golden dawn party than the sauce terribly has been imposed on greece. well i think it was very the major reason like you very correctly pointed out i would also out the failure of the european immigration forum to see that it. has created some of our problems. some of the neighbors would see big c. it is their problem with the immigration policy in europe is that it would serve a county an immigrant enters into europe even if that immigrant least this continent goes somewhere else they if they are found out they have to return to the original country and as you can understand given the crisis in greece and the huge unemployment rate no immigrant really wants to come to greece they're just enter greece from the middle east you know escaping not even wars or
toques associate professor of sociology at the new york city college of technology at c.u. n.y. and author of the book remaking scarcity the capitalist inefficiency to economic democracy future and world capitalism professor welcome. good to be with you thank you for joining us is there any other way to explain the rise of the golden dawn party than the sauce terribly has been imposed on greece. well i think it was very the major reason like you very correctly pointed out i would also out the...
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the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern elevators today. >> so the height of buildings is related to elevator technology. >> both of these technologies encourage architects to build taller buildings. engineering and materials science provided a higher quality of steel to build with, and having passenger elevators meant it was the necessary anymore to climb a long flight of stairs to get to the top of the building. the elevator made the upper floors of the building more attractive than they were before. >> here we were at the historic st. francis hotel, which was actually a representation of the
the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern...
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south west of the country the blast in quite a record at a market in the shiite area of the city with officials saying it was a sectarian attack a spate of similar sorts against shiite communities have been carried out by hardline sunni militant groups this year. clashes have broken out in turkey between police and kurdish protestors on the fourteenth anniversary of the rest of the leader of the kurdistan workers party known as the p.k. k. demonstrations took place in several provinces across the country security forces used water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowds in cain has known ford for additional ptolemy demanding greater political and cultural rights. in the world up to britain's food standards agency says the number of people who. unwittingly eaten horse meat will never be known agency says that just over one percent of products tested recently for horse d.n.a. in response to the crisis had shown positive results the meat industry is under intense scrutiny across the european union after tests last month showed the presence of horse and pig in beef products. now cameras an
south west of the country the blast in quite a record at a market in the shiite area of the city with officials saying it was a sectarian attack a spate of similar sorts against shiite communities have been carried out by hardline sunni militant groups this year. clashes have broken out in turkey between police and kurdish protestors on the fourteenth anniversary of the rest of the leader of the kurdistan workers party known as the p.k. k. demonstrations took place in several provinces across...
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the largest cities in the country, new york, philadelphia, and boston. what should we learn about those three large cities? >> two of those 13 states are not yet members of the union. both north carolina and rhode island held back when the rest of the union adopted the constitution. america was overwhelmingly a rural, farm based society. there were three roads in 1800 that cross. the united states was a nation in name only. it was pre state nations. it was new england, the middle states, and the south. each of them had one major city. philadelphia, the largest city in the nation, with all of 40,000 people. one of the things martha washington found not altogether to her liking was the fact she was uprooted from the agricultural, rural life she knew and had been poured into. -- born into. it is only the latest chapter of her sacrifice which, in its own way, you could argue it matches anything her husband sacrifice. >> that is true. she did not want to go to a city. she wanted to be home at mount vernon. but, she had to be there with her husband to do what
the largest cities in the country, new york, philadelphia, and boston. what should we learn about those three large cities? >> two of those 13 states are not yet members of the union. both north carolina and rhode island held back when the rest of the union adopted the constitution. america was overwhelmingly a rural, farm based society. there were three roads in 1800 that cross. the united states was a nation in name only. it was pre state nations. it was new england, the middle states,...
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the city we know today would not exist without him. everything that rudy giuliani and i have accomplished is built on the foundation that ed laid. it is a foundation that is strong and unshakable as his faith in the genius and beauty of new york and his faith in god. you will be happy to know that i have been to my biblical research. it is only fiction that this torah portion is about moses leading the jews out of egypt trad. ed was our moses, but with a little less hair. [laughter] he did not part of the red sea, but he broke out a strike i shouting words of encouragement. just as moses died before he reached the promised land, ed died hours before the documentary about him opened in theaters. leave it to him to maximize publicity about a film of his life. no one entered the theater of politics more than him. no one was ever better at it. as much fun as it was to watch him as mayor, the real show began when he left public office -- lawyer, professor, elevation the judge, restaurant reviewer, reform organizer, twitter user, even radio
the city we know today would not exist without him. everything that rudy giuliani and i have accomplished is built on the foundation that ed laid. it is a foundation that is strong and unshakable as his faith in the genius and beauty of new york and his faith in god. you will be happy to know that i have been to my biblical research. it is only fiction that this torah portion is about moses leading the jews out of egypt trad. ed was our moses, but with a little less hair. [laughter] he did not...
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balloon flights following the fatal crash of a tourist balloon near the city of luxor earlier today. there is no indication of how long this ban will be in force. as the first official reaction we have had from the authorities in nature to this balloon crashing in which 19 people, we now know, have died. let's look at the implications. simon is here with us from the independent newspaper here in london. they have banned these flights, but it is not going to out. people are going to be raising questions about safety on these flights. >> yes, and clearly, the investigations have just begun into what is being called a tragedy this morning. thomas cook, one of those involved, has also said that it is not selling any in egypt until it is clear on what has happened. it suggests to me that they will have already done some pretty serious checks to make sure that these safety standards were in place. it may be that we find out this was just some terrible freak accident that could not have been foreseen or prevented. the rule is talk that of law, the kinds of checks that might happen elsewhere
balloon flights following the fatal crash of a tourist balloon near the city of luxor earlier today. there is no indication of how long this ban will be in force. as the first official reaction we have had from the authorities in nature to this balloon crashing in which 19 people, we now know, have died. let's look at the implications. simon is here with us from the independent newspaper here in london. they have banned these flights, but it is not going to out. people are going to be raising...
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manager and a very nice guy to be the chairman they then recruited heck to sense the x. regulator to be the head of global compliance and pain three million quid a year goodness gracious me you've got a failed regulates and a failed he's in charge of corporate governance and now antony jenkins says they going to do all sorts of things completely different will anybody really believe them i would like personally to be going in there and having a really good rummage around and check that they're actually doing what they're saying because until somebody independent goes in nobody will believe them right after sasson a compliance guy of barclays he's the guy i have bribed the loudest i remember from my days i was straight as the compliance guy against the biggest christmas brier. every year anyway paul more out of time thanks so much for being on the kaiser report. and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert i'd like to thank our guest paul are more of the h. boss was a blower if you'd like to contact us or you can e-m
manager and a very nice guy to be the chairman they then recruited heck to sense the x. regulator to be the head of global compliance and pain three million quid a year goodness gracious me you've got a failed regulates and a failed he's in charge of corporate governance and now antony jenkins says they going to do all sorts of things completely different will anybody really believe them i would like personally to be going in there and having a really good rummage around and check that they're...